Jeweler&#39;s bench.



W. J. MEYER. JEWELERS BENCH. APP'LIOATION FILED JUNE 4, 190s.

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JEVJELERS BENCH.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed June il, 1903.

Serial No. 436,533.

To @ZZ lwhom 'it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM J. Merian, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful improvement in Jewelers Benches, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, con cise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part OIcthis specification.

My invention relates to work benches and particularly to work benchesthat are adapted to jewelers use, and has several objects in view, aswill be apparent by a description ot the preferred embodiment of theinvention shown in the accompanying drawing, in which-d Figure l is aperspective view of a jewelers work bench constructed in accordance withthe invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portion of the structureshown inFig. l on line 2 2 oi" Fig. l.. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of aportion ot the structure shown in Fig. l on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. iis a view similar to Fig. 3, with the exception that some of theelements of Fig. 3 are shown in elevation in Fig. i and that the view inFig. 4L is taken at right angles to the view in Fig. 3.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe different figures.

The bench top a, in the embodiment of the invention shown, alsoconstitutes the desk top, there being illustrated four legs b thatsupport the top a and the balance of the structure, including deskdrawers c c and el, though I do not limit myself to the embodiment ot myinvention in a desk. The vfront marginal portion of the desk top a, thatmarginal portion presented to the worker, is provided with a recess efor the convenience of the worker, this recess being desirably formed byhaving this marginal portion of the desk top conform to an arc of acircle, the arc bowing toward the back ot' the bench top. lf provide aplurality of pockets f, preferably three, each adapted to receive atongue g of a filing block L, these pockets being disposed in the arealmarginal portion of the bench top, one pocket being in the middle ofthis areal portion and the other two pockets being near the extremitiesof this areal portion, whereby the filing block the convenience of theworker and be within convenient reach of the worker. I further providean apron drawer e' disposed beneath the pockets it', which drawer has asheet metal bottom it that converges downwardly toward the center of thedrawer where there is provided a gauze or screen Z which is thus at thelowest point of the drawer. 'lhe screen Z is of suiliciently iine meshto prevent articles that the worker may desire to retain from fallingtherethrough and is of suiiiciently coarse mesh to permit the filingsand small particles of precious metal to fall therethrough. A cylinderor tube surrounds the marginal portion of this gauze and pro jects asuitable distance downwardly theretrom, this cylinder having a pin nconstitut ing one element of a bayonet catch, the other element o oi'which bayonet catch being formed in a cup p that is thereby removably Asecured to the cylinder. By this construction any iilings orsutliciently fine scraps that are dropped into the apron drawer may beswept toward the center of the drawer and then dropped through thescreen Z, the cup p catching such particles. After all of theseparticles have been received by the cup p, the cup may be given a slighttwist to throw the outlet of the bayonet slot 0 into register with thepin a, whereafter the cup may be removed and its contents discharged.lThe apron drawer may be moved in and out, the inner position ot' thedrawer bringing its front face in substantially the same plane with theiront faces of the drawers c c, though l: do not limit myself to thischaracteristic, nor to the specific embodiment of my invention hereinshown and particularly described, as changes may readily be made withoutdeparting Jfrom the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent the following l. A work bench comprising a bench top ahaving a recess c, a block z, separably engageable with differentmarginal parts of said recess, and an apron drawer i beneath the recessin the bench top in position to receive material falling from thelocations of said block.

Q. A work bench top, a block upon the work bench top, an apron drawer'disposed beneath the block, an opening being promay be disposed in anyof the pockets to suit l vided in said drawer, and a receptacle patentedMar. 8, i910.

adapted to receive particles through said opening and from whichreceptacle said particles may be removed.

t 3. A drawer z' having its bottom converging downwardly, an opening inthe lowest portion of the bott-om of said drawer, a screen Z coveringsaid opening, a tube m joined to the bottom of the drawer where thescreen is disposed, and a cup p removably secured to Said tube.

4c. A drawer z' having its bottom Convergng downwardly, an opening n thelowest Iporton of the bottom of Suid drawer, a screen Z covering saidopening, and a 1'e ceptacle below said Screen from which pz1rtclespassing through the screen may be removed.

n witness whereofr` I hereunto subscribe my name this 27th day of May A.D., 1908.

VILLIAM J. MEYER.

'Vtnesses JACOB Gr. PRAIToI-HLD, JOHN LEITNER.

